RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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R U D B EC KI A— Continued. 
Golden Globe —An improved globular form 
of Golden Glow. Large, double, golden- 
yellow flowers, not unlike a pom-pom 
dahlia, on 4 to 5 ft. stems. 35c each. 
Golden Glow — Large yellow flowers, 
shaped like a cactus dahlia, on 5 to 8 ft. 
stems. Aug. to Oct. 25c each. 
grandiflora hybrids —Dark orange-yellow 
flowers, with purplish cone. Excellent 
cut flowers. 18 to 24 inches. 35c each. 
purpurea —Purple Cone-Flower. See Echin¬ 
acea purpurea, page . 
RUTA *patavina —(Rue) a compact growing 
herb, with narrow, grey, aromatic leaves 
and yellow flowers from June to Aug. 
10 to 15 inches. 35c each. 
SAGINA *alpina —A native species with em¬ 
erald green foliage which lies flat. Very 
rare and choice. Unexcelled for stepping 
stones, rock walls or ground cover work. 
35c and 50c each. 
"subulata —Mossy green cushions, studded 
with white flowers during May and June. 
For stepping stones and ground cover in 
semi-shady places. 25c each. 
SALIX *bocki —A rare, low growing willow, 
18 to 24 inches high, producing its cat¬ 
kins in autumn, before the leaves fall. 
50c and 75c each. 
SALVIA *azurea grandiflora — For sunny, 
dry places. Masses of sky-blue flowers 
on 3 to 4 ft. stems, Aug. to Oct. 25c each. 
*greggi —A shrubby species from Texas 
and Mexico, 18 to 24 inches high, with 
masses of rich and luminous brilliant 
carmine flowers from Aug. to Oct. Plant 
in spring, in full sun, well-drained sandy 
soil and do not water after mid-August. 
One of the best fall-flowering shrubs for 
that hot, dry spot. 35c and 50c each. 
virgata nemorosa —One of the most attrac¬ 
tive plants in cultivation. Neat bushes of 
sage-like foliage, smothered with 12 in. 
long spikes of brilliant purple flowers 
from June to Aug. Very rare. 50c and 
75c each. 
SANGUINARIA ^canadensis — (Blood-Root) 
Handsome glaucous foliage, lobed and 
scalloped, which follows the large white 
anemone-like flowers, which are filled 
with golden stamens. They are an inch 
across and on 6 inch stems, from April 
to June. 25c each. Advise planting Aug. 
and Sept. 
SAPONARIA *ocymoides —An excellent plant 
for dry banks or poor soils. Brilliant 
masses of bright rose-pink flowers on 
trailing stems, from June to Aug. 25c 
each. 
SATUREIA *alpina — (Calamintha alpina) 
An excellent plant for dry sunny posi¬ 
tions, making spreading mats like a large 
creeping Thyme, spangled with lavender- 
blue, white-tipped flowers on 6 to 8 inch 
stems, from May to Aug. 25c each. 
*montana — A late-flowering, evergreen, 
aromatic shrub, 8 to 12 inches high, with 
small lilac flowers. 35c and 50c each. 
SAXIFRAGA. KABSCHIA SECTION— This 
section contains the most rare and pret¬ 
tiest of all the Saxifrage. They ask, and 
deserve, more care than the rest, requir¬ 
ing a light and rich soil, half loam, quar¬ 
ter leaf-mold and quarter sand, surfaced 
with limestone chips. Old mortar rubble 
may also be incorporated into the soil. 
They detest being parched as much as 
water-logged, and should have a well- 
drained position, with light shade from 
the hottest summer sun, with an assur¬ 
ance of moisture at their roots during 
the dry season. They are all of dwarf, 
compact habit, and the majority have 
their foliage more or less encrusted with 
silvery lime deposit. Their flowering 
period is early spring, from Feb. to May. 
We advise spraying them with a solu¬ 
tion of arsenate of lead some time dur¬ 
ing May and again in June, as that is one 
of the best preventives for the straw¬ 
berry weevil. It is well to spray the 
Megasea and Robertsoniana section at 
the same time, as the weevil is very 
likely to bother plants of these two sec¬ 
tions. 
*apiculata —Green rosettes, primrose yel¬ 
low flowers. 35c each. 
*apiculata alba —White flowering form of 
preceding. 35c each. 
*boryi —Very compact rosettes, resembling 
S. marginata, with rounded thick leaves, 
neatly edged with silver. Very large 
flowers of purest white. 75c each. 
*burseriana crenata —Compact rosettes of 
densely spiny, silvery grey, with lovely, 
frilled white flowers. Rare. $1.00 each. 
*burseriana magna — Perhaps the largest 
flowered form of the burserianas. White 
on reddish stems. 50c and 75c each. 
*burseriana sulphurea— A glorious soft sul¬ 
phur-yellow, with spiny, silvery grey foli¬ 
age. 75c and $1.00 each. 
*elizabethae —Green-grey mats of soft yel¬ 
low flowers. 50c each. 
*eudoxiana —Blue-grey and spiny, with pale 
yellow flowers. Rare. $1.00 each. 
*Faldonside —Very compact blue-grey ros¬ 
ettes with pure citron yellow flowers on 
short stems. Still very rare. $1.00 each. 
*Ferdinand Coburg — Grey-green rosettes 
with bright yellow flowers. Makes large 
mats. 35c each. 
